I-AT & T Media Conglomeraser umengameli uJohn Stonni wabona ukuthi ukulungiswa kokuxhaswa kwe-Warner Bros. Ukukhipha i-'ngxabano "yefilimu" ekuqalekeni ngemuva kwesizinda sobhubhane olungabonakali. Ngaphansi kwesabelomali sama- $ 205 million, iBlockbuster yaqoqa ama- $ 333 million edumazayo ehhovisi lebhokisi lomhlaba wonke, ngakho-ke akumele likhulume ngokuphuma ku-zero. Akungatshazwa ukuthi ezimweni ezijwayelekile ezinjalo isithombe zizothola okuningi, kepha zithi studio azidabungi ukuthi uya engcupheni:
Angikwazi ukusho ukuthi sikugweme ukulahleka, ngoba isipiliyoni "nengxabano" saphenduka singaphumeleli. Kepha siyajabula ukuthi siye esinyathelweni esinjalo.
Kulokhu kunuka okungeziwe ukuthi ezinyangeni ezizayo Bros. Kuzoqhubeka nokubheka amathuba okukhiqiza amafilimu awo amakhulu esikrinini esikhulu. Okwamanje, amapulani wokukhishwa kwesitudiyo "Wonder Abesifazane: 1984" December 25, kepha umsebenzi waphawula ukuthi okuningi kuzoncika esimweni samanje emhlabeni. Ngokuka-Stonni, Warner Bros. Kukhona "hlela a, hlela b futhi uhlele C" maqondana noNdunankulu wamaphethini asondele:
Sisalindele ukudedela okuqukethwe kwethu okubaluleke kakhulu ngefomethi yesheya yendalo yaseshashalazini, kepha kuphela uma lokhu kunengqondo. Ngasikhathi sinye, asilindeli ukululama okuphelele kwemakethe. Sicabanga ukuthi lesi simo sizoba esingazinzile.
Ekuphetheni, uStankie waphawula ukuthi kusuka kumaphrojekthi acishe abe ngu-180 we-warmermedia, ukukhiqizwa kwawo okwamiswa ngesikhathi sokuhlangana kwe-pandemic, cishe ama-130 asevele entuthuko.